Writing (mostly) about disruptive trends and technologies in the 21st century

Wednesday, June 5, 2013

Web Secret #261: Kickstarter

This blog post is guaranteed to make you smile.

Back in 2010, I introduced you to Crowd Accelerated Innovation, the concept of using the global reach and the speed of the Internet to bring about change.

The embodiment of this kind of innovation has to be Kickstarter. And you should know about it.

What is Kickstarter?

"Kickstarter is an American-based private for-profit company founded in 2009 that provides tools to raise funds for creative projects via crowd funding through its website. Kickstarter has funded a diverse array of endeavors, ranging from indie films, music, stage shows and comics to journalism, video games and food-related projects. People cannot invest in Kickstarter projects to make money. They can only back projects in exchange for a tangible reward or one-of-a-kind experience, like a personal note of thanks, custom T-shirts, dinner with an author, or initial production run of a new product."